Ryokan Sendaiya

♨️A mountain-vegetable inn at the foot of Mt. Gassan with 400 years of pilgrim history

Yamagata · Ryokan Sendaiya

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A Pilgrims' Inn on the Dewa Sanzan Route

• ⛩️Sendaiya has served as a lodging for mountain ascetics at a gateway to the Dewa Sanzan pilgrimage for about 400 years.
• 🏠The two-story new wing 'Numa Fuzuri' by Goshikinuma pond and the three-story main building 'Mori Fuzuri' by the beech forest connect via a ground-floor corridor.
• 🚭There are 13 rooms for up to 51 guests, and the entire inn has been non-smoking since April 2020.

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Skin-Friendly Hot Spring by the Beech Woods

• ♨️The water is a sodium chloride spring, notably salty and known for keeping you warm long after bathing.
• 🛁There is one bath each for men and women, with mountain tap water to drink in the changing rooms.
• 🩹Listed benefits include relief for neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, poor circulation, fatigue and chronic skin conditions.

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Unique New-Wing Rooms and Tatami Main Building

• 🪵Each of the five new-wing rooms uses the wood it is named after (zelkova, maple, birch, beech, oak) and has handmade furniture.
• 🏔️Second-floor new-wing rooms include a loft room and a connected wood-floor and tatami room, with windows facing Mt. Gassan.
• 🛏️The main building has five 8-mat and three 10-mat tatami rooms without en-suite toilets or an elevator; kotatsu tables are provided in winter.

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Gassan Mountain Vegetables and Mushrooms

• 🌿Staff forage wild mountain vegetables, mushrooms and Gassan bamboo shoots themselves and cook everything by hand.
• 🥩Dishes use Yamagata meat and heirloom vegetables, such as a mountain-vegetable hot pot, Yamagata beef grilled on a ceramic plate and fried char.
• 🍶Dinner opens with homemade fruit liquor and is served in the banquet hall; breakfast is a simple country meal with seasoned mixed rice.

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Hearth Lobby and Hidden Rooms

• 🔥The open-ceiling hearth lobby is a café by day and becomes the 'Yuki Akari' bar at night.
• 🍵The new wing has the tea room 'Mizuki-an', and beside the lobby is the hideaway 'Ichiemon' with meal trays collected since 1826.
• 🏮Handmade Gassan washi lamps light the halls, floor heating lets you go barefoot, and Wi-Fi is available.

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Gassan Through the Seasons

• 🎿Gassan Ski Resort is famous for spring and summer skiing, open from early April to the end of July.
• 🌳Yamagata Prefectural Nature Park is 3 minutes by car, and the Lake Gassan fountain is 10 minutes away.
• ⛰️Mt. Yudono is 20 minutes and Mt. Haguro 60 minutes by car, with Gassan climbing and year-round trekking nearby.

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Getting There

• 🚗It is 8 minutes by car from Gassan IC on the Yamagata Expressway, with free parking for 30 cars.
• 🚌By public transport, take a highway bus from Yamagata Station to Nishikawa bus stop, then the town bus from Nishikawa IC to Shizu (some runs by reservation only).
• ❄️Roads freeze or are snow-packed in winter, so winter tires are required.

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Unique New-Wing Rooms and Tatami Main Building

• 🪵Each of the five new-wing rooms uses the wood it is named after (zelkova, maple, birch, beech, oak) and has handmade furniture.
• 🏔️Second-floor new-wing rooms include a loft room and a connected wood-floor and tatami room, with windows facing Mt. Gassan.
• 🛏️The main building has five 8-mat and three 10-mat tatami rooms without en-suite toilets or an elevator; kotatsu tables are provided in winter.

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Gassan Mountain Vegetables and Mushrooms

• 🌿Staff forage wild mountain vegetables, mushrooms and Gassan bamboo shoots themselves and cook everything by hand.
• 🥩Dishes use Yamagata meat and heirloom vegetables, such as a mountain-vegetable hot pot, Yamagata beef grilled on a ceramic plate and fried char.
• 🍶Dinner opens with homemade fruit liquor and is served in the banquet hall; breakfast is a simple country meal with seasoned mixed rice.

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Sendaiya pairs centuries of pilgrim history with hand-foraged mountain cuisine and a warming salty hot spring in the heart of Gassan's nature. No open-air bath is mentioned, main-building rooms lack toilets and an elevator, and bus service is limited.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 19:00

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Ryokan Sendaiya?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Ryokan Sendaiya located?

It is in Nishimurayama-gun. Address: 22 Shizu ,Nishikawamachi.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.